River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-06

his oath OF Office with tle Secretary of State
ON the 4th and will nov proceed to contest
in the courts.
The Republican Convention at Eau
Claire, held Dee 81, to select delegates to
the sth district nominating convention
called TO be held January named Hon.
Joseph q. Ihorp as the choice of that
County for nomination.
The Austin, Mimi, Farmers Alliance
Is circulating the following which requires
many signatures: Resolved. That the gen
eral government should make an appropria-
tion for establishing ami maintaining an az
gflcuitural experimental station in every
state of the Union
AT Racine, Wis, Thursday evening.
was held the golden wedding of Alfred
Cary and wife, IN presence Of all the wit
nesses Of the original ceremony, which took
place ia one of the first finished houses in
that settlement
The Brewer Anesdorf and several
Others indicted for the murder Of Rev. Geo.
{. Haddock; at Sioux City, Iowa, were
arragned Monday and plead not guilty
lTials viii not begin until toward the close
of January.
AiAtA MIS- 1idAlutN ll1l llltI Oh
Ripley, Dodge Co, Mimi, celebrated their
fifty Hfth wedding anniversary Christmas
eve II being Mr.. harmer's 10th birthday and
Mrs. Harmer's END,
The first construction train for the
Minnesota and Northwestern road arrived
ISL. Charles from Chicago, Friday. The
track islaid on an airline grade made thirty
three years ago.
A boiler at the Armstrong mine, at
Angus, iowa, exploded Dee 18th, killing
three men and injuring two others. The
cause of the accident is not stated.
Tho Union Br every ut Shakopee,
MIMI, came near being destroyed by fire on
the eth, and the stock of malt and barley
We're destroyed
Gov. Ruok. and the other Wisconsin
state officers took the oath of office Monday
at Madison. There were no ceremonies. as
had been intended on account Of the recent
death Of Senator Logan.
A switch rod broken by frost de-
rallied c. b. & Q. r r., passenger train at
Alton, Iowa, and 10 persons We're injured,
four quite seriously.
Fargo, ID. r., had a $40, 600 fire Jan.
3, two blocks and three stores being burned
and the sherman house damaged. Insur-
ance $1,000.
At Steele, Oak, Wolf, the murderer
of Mrs. Unger eighteen months ago, has
been sentenced to the Bismarck penitentiary
for life.
The corner stone of the St. Paul ice
palace was laid Monday evening with ap-
propriate ceremonies It was gala affair.
Thos- Haggerty, working in a lum-
Der camp near Cloquet, Wis, was killed
by being struck by limb of u tree.
Steele County. Mimi, has $4,j76.-
056, taxable property according to the
State Board Of Equalization.
Bishop Gordon, took possession of
the land office at Redwood Falls, Mimi,
January LIST as receiver.
The county commissioners at Grand
Forks, Oak, have fixed the liquor license
for 1887, at 500.
DR. Joseph Vein, of Rochester
Mimi, has been sent to saltwater for eight
years.
The Chippewa Valley hospital at
Eau Claire, Wis. burned Dee. 81. Loss
5000.
The New Northern National Bank Of
Ashland, Wis, com9enced business Jan. 3,
| 1887.
The high school building, at Bcloit,
Wis, was damaged $1,000, 10y fire, Jan 3.
One Bay View rioter was convicted
and two acquitted 10y a Milwaukee jury.
A fire at Portage la Prairie, near
| Winnipeg, caused loss Of $4,000.
$15O,O00 was spent in new buildings
| at Mitchell. Oak, in 1856.
Window. Mimi, has organized Il
| toboggan club.